Led by 30 points from Joe Johnson, the Atlanta Hawks halted the New Orleans Hornets' seven-game winning streak with an 89-79 victory at Philips Arena on Monday night.

Joe Smith had 13 points and 13 assists for the Hawks.

Hornets forward David West had a career-high 20 rebounds to go with 16 points, while Chris Paul finished with 24 points and 10 assists.

The Hornets were just 3-of-14 from the 3-point line while Atlanta hit 10 of its 24 3-point attempts.

Here are the in-game updates

Third quarter

Johnson scored 10 points in the third quarter as the Hawks maintained their lead over the Hornets, 67-60 at the end of the period.

West has 15 rebounds for New Orleans, which is being led by Rasual Butler and Paul, who each have 16 points.

The Hornets, who entered the game hoping to dictate the tempo, have just four fast-break points to Atlanta's 17.

Second quarter

The Hawks turned up the defensive pressure in the second quarter and held the Hornets to 12 points as they went to the locker room with a 47-40 lead.

The Hawks went on an 11-2 run, punctuated by Johnson's 3-pointer with 1:43 to go that gave Atlanta its biggest lead, nine points, 45-36.

The Hornets have shot six free throws to Atlanta's 12. Johnson has 16 points for the Hawks, while Butler and Paul each have 12 for New Orleans.

First quarter

With all five starters scoring and buoyed by a 9-0 run early in the first quarter, the Hornets took an eight-point lead, 28-20, at the end of the first quarter.

Butler leads the Hornets with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting. The Hornets have scored 12 points in the paint.

Atlanta is paced by Johnson who has 11 points.

Pregame

Second-year forward Julian Wright will start tonight for the Hornets in his second consecutive game, replacing Peja Stojakovic, who still is sidelined because of back spasms.

Stojakovic has put in limited work on the floor the past two days, mostly shooting, and Coach Byron Scott said Monday night Stojakovic might not return to the lineup until Friday or Saturday night at Milwaukee or Chicago.

"But again," Scott said, "if he says, 'Coach, I'm still feeling it a little bit' then I'll wait until next week. It just depends on how he feels. He says he feels a whole lot better. He's out doing a few of the shooting drills and things like that. But like (David West), we want him to feel no pain whatsoever, no tightness, then we can go from there."

Wright tied his career-best with a 20-point effort in his start Saturday night against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Stojakovic as well as backup shooting guard Morris Peterson (sprained left foot) were inactive Monday night against the Hawks.

"Mo is pretty close," Scott said. "We might have another practice (Tuesday) and see how that thing feels and probably Wednesday (against the Washington Wizards), hopefully he'll be dressed."